The course is designed to provide law enforcement officers, security professionals, and other public safety personnel with the skills and knowledge to control resistive and aggressive subjects safely and effectively. This hands-on course emphasizes real-world, legally defensible techniques that prioritize officer safety, subject control, proportional response, and the preservation of human life. Participants will learn and practice physical control skills, defensive countermeasures, takedowns, joint manipulation, and handcuffing procedures within constitutional use-of-force guidelines and agency policy. Scenario-based training reinforces decision-making, de-escalation, and articulation of actions taken.

Key Topics Covered:

-Demonstrate understanding of the legal standards and ethical principles governing the use of force, including Graham v. Connor and agency policy.

-Apply effective verbal and non-verbal de-escalation strategies to reduce the likelihood of physical confrontation.

-Perform basic and intermediate-level defensive tactics to defend against common attacks, including grabs, strikes, and weapon threats.

-Execute safe and effective control techniques, including escort holds, takedowns, and joint locks appropriate to the resistance level.

-Transition to appropriate force options based on the subject's behavior and threat level.

-Apply handcuffing procedures and subject searches using safe positioning and body mechanics.

-Integrate control techniques into realistic scenarios involving active resistance or assaultive behavior.

-Explain and articulate the justification for use-of-force decisions in written reports and courtroom testimony.

Who Should Attend:

This course is for law enforcement officers, corrections officers, military police, private security personnel, and public safety professionals who want to learn practical defensive tactics and control techniques for safely controlling difficult, dangerous, or disordered people.

Duration:

Live: 2 days (minimum of 6 students)

Prerequisites:

None.